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In 3rd grade I built a transistor radio for the science fair. I remember being so proud that I built it (and received 2 stations!), but my mom seemed to be way
by firefoxman1 14y ago
In 3rd grade I built a transistor radio for the science fair. I remember being so proud that I built it (and received 2 stations!), but my mom seemed to be way more proud of that meaningless blue ribbon.
That's the problem, I think. It seems too many parents encourage artificial achievement that can be quantified, like grades or ribbons, which keeps kids from truly exploring what they are capable of doing.
- firefoxman1 14y agoWow, I'm really sorry about these multiple posts. Blame my HP Touchpad's browser... Anyone have the power to delete these?
- makomk 14y agoLooks like the duplicates have been autokilled, so only you and people with showdead enabled can see them anyway. Don't worry about it.